On average Exeter has average deprivation and high crime levels, with around 85 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the South West average of 85 per 1,000. Approximately 15.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Exeter is £53,394 per year. There are 35 schools in Exeter: 29 primary (2 Outstanding and 17 Good) and 6 secondary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good). Exeter is home to around 130,709 people, with a population density of about 2,780 per km².
Based on 1,354 recent sales, the median property price is £300,000 (about £340 per square foot) in Exeter area, with individual transactions ranging from £55,000 up to £3,000,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 251 | £460,000 | £383 |
| Semi-Detached | 338 | £335,500 | £344 |
| Terraced | 532 | £275,000 | £327 |
| Flats | 233 | £184,950 | £305 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £365,000 | £155,000 | £261,000 | £219,000 |
| 2017 | £358,995 | £155,500 | £269,950 | £230,000 |
| 2018 | £387,250 | £165,000 | £274,973 | £239,973 |
| 2019 | £400,000 | £167,750 | £275,000 | £235,000 |
| 2020 | £400,000 | £163,000 | £285,000 | £245,000 |
| 2021 | £417,050 | £175,000 | £300,000 | £260,000 |
| 2022 | £480,000 | £184,250 | £338,000 | £292,000 |
| 2023 | £516,250 | £182,250 | £340,000 | £290,000 |
| 2024 | £480,000 | £187,000 | £335,000 | £280,000 |
| 2025 | £460,000 | £187,500 | £330,000 | £280,500 |
| 2026 | £490,000 | £181,500 | £342,500 | £271,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £287 | £273 | £267 | £253 |
| 2017 | £298 | £271 | £283 | £262 |
| 2018 | £307 | £278 | £293 | £278 |
| 2019 | £317 | £268 | £295 | £275 |
| 2020 | £316 | £282 | £294 | £277 |
| 2021 | £334 | £287 | £313 | £299 |
| 2022 | £382 | £317 | £355 | £335 |
| 2023 | £392 | £316 | £361 | £337 |
| 2024 | £389 | £312 | £363 | £327 |
| 2025 | £387 | £311 | £347 | £330 |
| 2026 | £389 | £293 | £347 | £323 |
Exeter records about 85 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 13 wards of Exeter, Pennsylvania has the lowest crime rate, with about 56 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Exeter average is 85 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Exeter is £300,000 (about £340 per square foot) based on 1,354 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Exeter has 29 primary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 17 Good) and 6 secondary schools (4 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Exeter scores 5 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Exeter sits around rank 18,857 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Exeter is around £53,394 per year, and 15% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Exeter spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Exeter: Steve Race (Labour Party) and Exmouth and Exeter East: David Reed (Conservative and Unionist Party).
EX2 5AD
Church Lane
EX2 7FW
Bittern Road
EX2 6LT
Water Lane
EX1 1GB
High Street
EX4 4GX
Higher Hoopern Lane
EX2 8AA
Ashton Road
EX1 2ED
Gladstone Road
EX4 3AT
Fiernhay Street
EX4 4GN
Lower Argyll Road
EX1 3FY
Melrose Avenue
EX2 8AG
Hennock Road North
EX2 8BU
Water Lane
EX2 5AZ
Ludwell Lane
EX2 7AE
Ark Royal Avenue
EX1 3RA
Pilton Lane
EX4 4AA
Kilbarran Rise
EX4 4EL
Longbrook Terrace
EX1 1AF
Magdalen Street
EX4 4AU
Cowley Bridge Road
EX4 4AY
Taddiford Road
EX1 1AE
Cathedral Yard
EX4 4JW
Bartholomew Street East
EX2 7AS
Liberty Way
EX4 4NF
Copplestone Drive
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.